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        <h1 value="Copyright 2000 Ipswitch, Inc.">Open (dialog box)</h1>
        <p><span style="color: #000000;">If you select </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #000000;">Open 
 it</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"> and the source 
 location is an FTP site, WS_FTP will transfer the file to the </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">Temp</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"> folder in your </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">Windows</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"> directory and then execute the file according to its file 
 extension.</span>
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        <p><span style="color: #000000;">If you select </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #000000;">Save 
 it to disk</span></span><span style="color: #000000;">, 
 you will be prompted for a path and file name.</span>
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        <p>Select the transfer mode. Files can be transferred in ASCII, binary, 
 or "Auto" mode.</p>
        <p>A file that appears to be text, postscript, or other ASCII format should 
 be transferred in ASCII mode. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</span> 
 Transferring a binary file in ASCII format can damage the file.</p>
        <p>A file that appears to be data, an executable, or compressed should 
 be transferred in binary mode. (Binary mode should also be used if there 
 is no file extension or the file extension is not registered.)</p>
        <p style="margin-bottom: 0;"><span style="color: #000000;">If 
 you select Auto mode, WS_FTP checks to see if the file has an extension 
 that is associated with a text viewer. If so, ASCII mode is used; if not, 
 binary mode is used.</span>
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